Architect to redo Highland Mall

The Austin Community College District board of trustees on Feb. 6 selected Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects to design the renovation of the former J.C. Penney building at Highland Mall.

ACC plans to convert the former mall into classrooms and administrative space.

ACC, which owns the land that the mall sits on, plans to assess uses for the former Macy’s and Dillard’s women’s stores. The college is forming a site advisory committee and is working with the city of Austin’s Airport Boulevard initiative.

“Community input is extremely important on all our projects,” said Ben Ferrell, executive vice president of finance and administration.